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/ˈbætə(ɹ)//ˈbætəɹ/Definitions
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
Example: The firemen battered down the door.
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
Example: I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
Example: Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
Example: I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
/ˈbætə(ɹ)//ˈbætəɹ/Definitions
A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying
Example: To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.
A binge, a heavy drinking session.
Example: When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
A paste of clay or loam.
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
/ˈbætə(ɹ)//ˈbætəɹ/Definitions
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
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To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
/ˈbætə(ɹ)//ˈbætəɹ/Definitions
The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
Example: The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.
The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman.